Thank you for being a valued part of the CNET community. As of December 1, 2020, the forums are in read-only format. In early 2021, CNET Forums will no longer be available. We are grateful for the participation and advice you have provided to one another over the years.

Thanks,

CNET Support

General discussion

Another AT&T Poll/ Ralph Nader

Feb 28, 2004 1:41AM PST

DAILY POLL

Do you think Ralph Nadar made the right choice in entering the race for president?

Yes:
30%
No:
60%
Not sure:
9%

Total Voters: 9928

Discussion is locked

- Collapse -
Re:Another AT&T Poll/ Ralph Nader
Feb 28, 2004 4:12AM PST

This really surprised me that almost a 1/3 of the respondents thought it was good

- Collapse -
Re:Re:Another AT&T Poll/ Ralph Nader
Feb 28, 2004 4:18AM PST

I agree Mary Kay! Ralph Nader doesn't have a chance! Who understands these guy's?? LOL
What a waste of moneySad
Glenda

- Collapse -
Re: 30% 'yes'
Feb 28, 2004 7:02AM PST

Hi, Mary Kay.

95% of the 30% are Bush backers!

-- Dave K, Speakeasy Moderator
click here to email semods4@yahoo.com

The opinions expressed above are my own,
and do not necessarily reflect those of CNET!

- Collapse -
NT Just for the record I voted No! :)
Feb 28, 2004 7:16AM PST
Happy
- Collapse -
Re: For the record I voted No! :) I did more than that...
Feb 28, 2004 1:13PM PST

Hi, Glenda.

I went to his web site and left a message (w/o an e-mail addy, of course, so I won't get lots of please for financial support) telling him he is a selfish egomaniac.

-- Dave K, Speakeasy Moderator
click here to email semods4@yahoo.com

The opinions expressed above are my own,
and do not necessarily reflect those of CNET!

- Collapse -
NT Good for you! I never thought of doing that! :)
Feb 28, 2004 10:15PM PST
Happy
- Collapse -
Just guessing ...
Feb 28, 2004 10:42PM PST

... but if the politics of the man ate into Bush's base, you would be praising him for his heroic efforts!

Evie Happy

- Collapse -
Re:Just guessing ...
Feb 29, 2004 6:26AM PST

Hi, Evie.

Your guess is somewhat incorrect, as I considered Perot an egomaniac, though I'm not sure about the "selfish" part. Ralph Nader is to Democrats/liberals as Pat Buchanan is to republicans/conservatives.

-- Dave K, Speakeasy Moderator
click here to email semods4@yahoo.com

The opinions expressed above are my own,
and do not necessarily reflect those of CNET!

- Collapse -
I must wonder, Dave...
Feb 29, 2004 12:21AM PST

Dave, I must wonder, did you do the same with Ross Perot? Why not?

- Collapse -
Re: I must wonder, Dave...
Feb 29, 2004 6:29AM PST

Hi, J.

As I indicated, I consider Perot an egomaniac, but he really did have some structural issues that were worthwhile (at least the first time). I believe he also cut about equally into both parties, btw. Nader, OTOH, is >90% aligned with the positions of one of the candidates, and <10% with the other. Nonethless, he's willing to accept the guy he agrees with <10% of the time -- that's extremism personified.

-- Dave K, Speakeasy Moderator
click here to email semods4@yahoo.com

The opinions expressed above are my own,
and do not necessarily reflect those of CNET!

- Collapse -
NT Was he a selfish egomaniac when you voted for him?
Feb 29, 2004 3:05AM PST

.

- Collapse -
Re: when you voted for him? -- I only technically voted for him...
Feb 29, 2004 6:33AM PST

Hi, Cindi.

Given the electoral college and the polls, voting for Gore in Texas would have been a totally wasted vote. So I worked a swap with a Nader voter in Oregon, which was very close (wish it had been FL or NH!) who supposedly voted for Gore where it would do a lot more good than my wasted vote in TX. And yes, Nader was an egomaniac then, too!

-- Dave K, Speakeasy Moderator
click here to email semods4@yahoo.com

The opinions expressed above are my own,
and do not necessarily reflect those of CNET!

- Collapse -
Re:Re: when you voted for him? -- I only technically voted for him...
Feb 29, 2004 6:58AM PST

"...voting for Gore in Texas would have been a totally wasted vote."

So how was voting for Nader not a wasted vote? without even getting into the legality or otherwise of 'swapping votes'.


-- Roger (NC)
click here to email semods4@yahoo.com

- Collapse -
Interesting agreement, Dave...
Feb 29, 2004 7:35AM PST

Interesting agreement, Dave. Would it be acceptable to "trade" a vote for President for a vote for, say Governor? Something about the legality of an agreement to obtain votes by giving something in return across state lines strikes me as possibly legally problematic.

- Collapse -
Re:Re: For the record I voted No! :) I did more than that...
Feb 29, 2004 4:52AM PST

As someone who voted for him (your own claim) and someone who had railed about "free speech" and "voter disenfranchisement" and so forth did you happen to sign the message as "A situational hypocrit"?